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Neodesha City Commission Approves Resolution for Downtown Improvements
The City of Neodesha takes the first step toward a downtown renovation. At this week's City Commission meeting, commissioners heard from representatives from the Griffith Group. The group wants to renovate the Brown Hotel in downtown Neodesha by turning it into apartments and office space. A representative from Neodesha's bond counsel Triplett, Woolf & Garretson Andrew Kovar says the resolution before the commission signals the city's willingness to proceed with the project.
Sunflower Foundation names former Barton student as program director
Sunflower Foundation has welcomed two new members to its health philanthropic programming team, with the recent additions of Kelli Mark and Carlie Houchen as its new directors of Healthy Communities and Health Systems, respectively. Mark, who has worked for the foundation since October 2022 as grants and finance manager, started...
Lawmakers passed a new abortion reporting law, but Kansas won't enforce it ahead of trial
Kansas won't enforce a new law requiring abortion providers to ask patients why they are seeking an abortion and report the answers to the government. The new law went into effect July 1 but has become embroiled in an ongoing lawsuit from abortion providers, and now the state has agreed not to enforce it ahead of a trial next summer. ...
Thursday forecast: Hot again, stay cool
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Highs today will be about 1-3 degrees hotter than yesterday with the heat continuing into Friday. Other than a brief cool down Saturday, the hot weather sticks around for a while. Rain chances remain low but increases slightly by the end of the weekend into early next week.
Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado Brace for Intense Heat Wave
Tulsa, OK – The south-central Plains are set to experience dangerously high temperatures during the first week of August, according to the Climate Prediction Center. The forecast indicates a high risk of excessive heat, with maximum air temperatures ranging from 100 to 105 degrees Fahrenheit. Heat index values could surpass 110 degrees, posing significant health risks to residents in Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, and Colorado.
Kansas Department of Labor: Jobless rates, average wages, buying power all up
Jobless rates are up locally, areawide and statewide from May to June, but Kansas Labor Secretary Amber Schulz says there was some good news in the latest monthly report. Schulz says average wages and buying power have both increased. Emporia’s jobless rate went from an even 3 percent to 3.8...
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